strip
strip Lexical Profile
strip Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A long, narrow piece of cloth, paper, metal, or other material.
"She tore the old shirt into thin strips to use as bandages."
A long, narrow area of land or water.
"The humanitarian aid was delivered to a tiny coastal strip in the Mediterranean."
A sequence of drawings in a newspaper or magazine that tells a humorous or serialized story.
"He always reads the Sunday comic strip before checking the national news."
• verb
To remove the covering, outer layer, or surface from something.
"We had to strip the old paint from the furniture before applying the new varnish."
To remove all clothing from oneself or another person.
"The doctor asked the patient to strip to the waist for the examination."
To deprive someone of rank, power, property, or honors.
"The corrupt official was swiftly stripped of his governmental titles."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The verb derives from Old English 'strīpan' (to plunder), from Proto-Germanic. The noun appeared in Middle English as 'strippe', likely related to 'stripe', originally denoting a narrow piece of material.
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